Synopses & Reviews
Are You Brave Enough for the $1,000 Challenge? Middle-class incomes are stretched more than ever. Feeling the strain himself, personal finance columnist Brian OConnor decided to put his own familys spending to the test. He began a ten-week experiment to see if his family could cut its monthly living expenses by $1,000without sacrificing anything truly important. From groceries and transportation to entertainment and insurance, OConnor ruthlessly tackled his familys Top 10 spending categories with an eye on rooting out big savings.
As he shares his familys cost-cutting adventures, OConnor offers helpful strategies for getting your own finances back on track. Whether hes sharing secrets to shrinking your grocery tab or helping you scour bills for unnecessary fees, OConnor tackles the frustrations and fears of controlling your own financial fate.
Review
“I laughed out loud reading this book. Brian OConnor does the nearly impossible by making a personal finance book funny as well as incredibly educational.”
—Liz Weston MSN Money columnist and author of The 10 Commandments of Money
“Brian OConnor keeps you entertained while demonstrating simple and effective ways to cut costs in every area. And hell keep you laughing all the way.”
—Mary Hunt founder, Debt-Proof Living, and author of 7 Money Rules for Life
“Finally, a book to help with the family finances that doesnt feel like youre being chewed out by a coach! This is a hip, fun, hilarious, but ultimately helpful guide to family finances by a real human being.” —W. Bruce Cameron author of A Dogs Journey and A Dogs Purpose
Synopsis
Are You Brave Enough for the $1,000 Challenge? Middle-class incomes are stretched more than ever. Feeling the strain himself, personal finance columnist Brian O'Connor decided to put his own family's spending to the test. He began a ten-week experiment to see if his family could cut its monthly living expenses by $1,000--without sacrificing anything truly important. From groceries and transportation to entertainment and insurance, O'Connor ruthlessly tackled his family's Top 10 spending categories with an eye on rooting out big savings.
As he shares his family's cost-cutting adventures, O'Connor offers helpful strategies for getting your own finances back on track. Whether he's sharing secrets to shrinking your grocery tab or helping you scour bills for unnecessary fees, O'Connor tackles the frustrations and fears of controlling your own financial fate.
Synopsis
A funny, useful guide to saving $1,000 a month, based on the popular series in The Detroit News
With middle-class families more stretched than ever, nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Brian OConnor decided to test his own advice about saving money. He began a ten-week experiment to cut his familys monthly expenses by $1,000without sacrificing anything truly important. The result is a funny, savvy guide to budgeting in the real world, across ten different categories of spending. It can help families eliminate petty squabbling about money and feel better about where those hard-earned dollars are going.
About the Author
Brian J. OConnor is a syndicated columnist for the
Detroit News. For the Grand Experiment” series he was honored with a 2010 Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Christopher J. Welles Memorial Prize awarded by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives outside of Detroit.
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